The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-28
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

repairs.
Miss Ella Boswell has returned form
New Orleans
See WIN. Abshageu for samples Of low
cut gents shoes.
There will be Baptist Mite Meeting al
the Editors house Friday evening.
WIN. Abshagen has the incest ant
Latest styles of shoes for the season, price,
low.
Mr.. Thos. Rails has our thanks for q
fine mess of snap-beans, the first of the
season.
Any one wishing good teacher for a
summer school would do well to apply
at this Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Buie, of Casey
willie, we're Mt the entertainment last
Thursday night.
Major Millsaps was in town last
Monday aud favored this Office with a
welcome call.
The. awning in front OF Messrs. Chas.
Schnorrenberg and A. Krauss's stores has
been recovered.
Mrs n. H. Harmon is in Laurel, Jones
Co., attending the dying bed side of her
sister, Mrs. Ward.
You will get better bargains with quail
ity, price, etc, considered) at kohlmaD's
Great Cash House.
If you want COOL fresh, exhilerating
drink, try.Lewenthars fice-cold soda wa
ter, only cents glass.
DR.. T. f. Butler and wife. and their
beautiful children, of Lake Washington,
are on visit to relatives.
Messrs. w. H. Bailey and J...Q. Byrd
were among the LEADERS welcome
callers during the week past.
Messrs. A. Scherk &..Son have.put
new iron roof on their brick stores and
added other rdesirable and convenient
improvements.
Mr. VIA. Henry, editor of the. iazoo
Sentinel, spent last Sunday in town with
his little son, on visit to his father,
Mr.. Pat Henry.
The w, c. T. U. will hold an impor-
tant meeting at the Presbyterian church
this evening at 4o'clock. All members
are urged to attend.
DIR. A. Lewenthal has opened news
stand in connection with the City Drug
Store where the::Now Orleans and other
leading dailes will be kept Oh sale.
Mr.. Brantley Smith, the champion
water melon raiser of Lincoln county. IL
also one of ourj champion Subscribers,
having paid up his subscription to THE
LEADER to June |, 1893.
Prof Il. II. Younss school at Mt.
Moriah closes next Saturday with
diuner aud IL concert. He has our thanks
for M invitation TO be present, of which,
if circumstanccsJwll premit, we will be
glad to take advantage.
Rev. J. II. Gambrell has returned from
a lccturing tour in East Mississippi,
where he reports the temperance cansc
booming. He has been invited to
deliver an address before the Prohibition
Convention at Arcadia, La, next week.
Rev. J. NJ Wecns has accepted an
next meeting of the Brookhaven Lodge
knights of Honor on Monday night,
Nav 2nd. The members should all turn
out, as they will hear something of
interest.
Col T. K. Stocksdale honored THE
LEADER with an appreciate call while III
town Tuesday. We very much regret
that we haven't the space at command to
give full report of the Colonies Memoir
al address. 1t was masterpiece of
eloquence, fairly. studded with rich jewels
of thought.
Our valured friends J. w. Ross, of
Monticello and }. NJ. Smith, Jr., of
Union Hall, paid us welcome call last
Thursday. Mr.. Ross Is prospective
candidate for Chancery and Circuit Clerk
Of Lawrence, and if he should run and be
elected, the people of that county may
be snre of securing the services OF good
official.
Prof. Geo. c. Taylor, of Louisiana,
Celebrated Microscopic, has been lectur-
ing to the pupils of Whitworth College
this week. Prof. Taylor is a man of
National reputation, being an ex-Eice-
President of the American Society of
Microscopists, and a gentleman of pro-
found scientific learning. He will give
public lecture during his stay.
Lieut.. Oscar Il. Crosby, of the L. S. A.,
and his family stopped over several days
this week to see relatives and friends,
while en- route from New Orleans to New
York, where they will probably make
their future home. THE LEADER is
indebted to friend Oscar for an appre-
ciated call, and wishes him the bright
and successful future to which his
splendid talents 80 richly entitie him.
While Mr.. Will McGrath was empha-
sizing his anger in the play last Thursday
night by stamping sharp walking stick
an the floor of the stage he accidentally
thrust the sharp instrument through his
foot and IN consequence has been disabled
ever since. Notwithstanding the intense
pain, however, he carried out his part,
and no one even suspected the disadvan-